Thread: Airtel Blocking VoIP Services?

I just ran this trace from my BSNL DataOne connection. It seems BSNL is also using Bandwidth from Bharti

C:\>tracert sip.voiparound.com

Tracing route to sip.voiparound.com [194.120.0.198]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 47 ms 56 ms 50 ms 59.92.240.1
2 52 ms 53 ms 53 ms 218.248.255.66
3 102 ms 97 ms 96 ms AES-Static-013.102.22.125.airtel.in [125.22.102.13]
4 92 ms 91 ms 91 ms 125.21.168.29
5 93 ms 105 ms 91 ms 125.21.168.89
6 125.21.167.74 reports: Destination host unreachable.

Trace complete.

I doubt can Bharti block a single packets coming from BSNL/MTNL. it wud be very illegal unless they have also applied "Fair Usage" policy to them.

Code:

tracert sip.voiparound.com

Tracing route to sip.voiparound.com [194.221.62.198]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    40 ms    40 ms    41 ms  59.96.32.1
  3    42 ms    42 ms    43 ms  218.248.255.6
  4   203 ms   204 ms   203 ms  so-4-0-2-zcr2.lnt.cw.net [166.63.222.81]
  5   213 ms   211 ms   211 ms  so-2-2-0-dcr1.tsd.cw.net [195.2.2.9]
  6   211 ms   211 ms   215 ms  so-3-0-0-dcr2.amd.cw.net [195.2.10.106]
  7   210 ms   217 ms   236 ms  xe-4-3-0.xcr1.amd.cw.net [195.2.25.113]
  8   218 ms   216 ms   215 ms  xe-11-1-0.xcr1.fra.cw.net [195.2.25.46]
  9   217 ms   216 ms   217 ms  ge-2-0-0.dcr1.fra.cw.net [195.2.9.246]
 10   217 ms   219 ms   217 ms  ge-3-2-0-zar1.fri.cw.net [166.63.193.206]
 11   226 ms   219 ms   218 ms  tviconnect1.fri.cw.net [166.63.204.162]
 12   218 ms   281 ms   217 ms  77.72.168.253
 13   217 ms   257 ms   216 ms  198-rsvd-tviconnect.62.221.194.in-addr.arpa [194.221.62.198]

Trace complete.

it is accessible from BSNL though at present site is not routed through Bharti gateways.
looks like Bharti has decided to make a lotof its users pissed off. Maybe they are too pissed off by TRAI's consulatation paper on broadbadn QoS or it seems Bharti wants to trade off VOIP for fair usage policy..until then customers are held ransom until some kind of trade happens.

Talked with the Sr. Manager of Airtel Mumbai Zone 2, he says that the TRAI has issued orders to block these VOIP IP's & also TATA, MTNL etc. would be blocking these services anytime.
The private companies have to implement these orders first !!!

So I think we are going to go back to the old age era.
OMG
No more Sip calls
No more Sip calls
No more Sip calls

It's time to revolt just as against the Fair Usage Policy, A revolt to bring back SIP to it's old glory.
What Say You All ?

Well The diallers for Betamax are working .
Just the connections on sip are being blocked.
It's a pity I cant use my connections on my Nokia E51 .

And I thought recently TRAI had passed order to allow VoIP i.e. no longer banned.

I believe it is the loss of revenues for airtel with VOIP and 3g delay is making Airtel jittery and it wants to get back at TRAI and DOT by using these tactics.